Conveying apparatus.



E. G. THOMAS.

CONVEYING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED DBO 20, 1906.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Eownn'n G. IT.HOMAS,.

of ldrooltline', in the county of Norfolk and State of htlassachusetts',have invented certain new and useful Improvements infCon-- veying'Apparatus, is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in conveying apparatus and has forits object the conveying of cases, house or' the like oi which thefollowing from one station to another and olso'perinits the lowering ofsaid cases, eta, for a consid, erahle distance and in a small spacewithout injury to the contents of said cases or al lowing them to heupset.

in the accompanying drawings which illustrate :1 construction embodyingmy inventioiu Figure It is an elevation partly in section. Fig, 2 is aside elevation of a portion of the apparatus showing the location ofswitcl'ios, Fig. 8 is a plan view o't'the lower portion. oi. Fig.2.

lililkt? letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

it represents han ers suspended from the ceiling and supporting thechutes or guide ways B and it one located above the other.

Cl represents endless cables mounted at each end of the chutes or guides18 by grooved pulleys-C which are rigidly mounted on shafts l). Theupper portions of these endless cables (1 are adapted to travel in andsupported by the upper chute B. The lower portions of the cables C areadapt ed to travel .in the opposite direction and supported in the chuteB". The cables may no driven by either of the shafts D.

E and E are openings located in one side oi. the lower chute or guide Band. of sumcient width topertnit the passage of a case or hozrtherethrough.

F and Ff are swinging switch arms pivotedat'ldi'and H. respectively andadopted to he set in position to switch the cases; etc.., throughthe'openings E or E respectively Tn. operating or diverting position,these switches are adopted to he held in. position hy stops (3 andG.

d is a spiral chute or guide-Way supported by the centrai framework Jmounted at the bottom on the platform J which is sup ported and adaptedto he moved at will an The upper end oztthe the roller truclr d. spire].chute is adopted to we moved Into co cling in the direction indicated2,'the full If it is desired to switch the case through any suitablepower applied to United States is For elevated or espatc pendeutly witht operation with either of thedopenings E or E as desired and at thesame time, the lower or discharge end I of said spiral chute 'orguideway J communicates with an inclined receiving chute M supported bythe stendl rd ltd at one end, the opposite end restingopon the ileum Theoperation is as follows: X re resents the central station, and withthe'cah es travby the arrows cases are conveyed upon the lower portionsof the cables 0 within-the.

chute or guideway B and the empty cases are returned to station It ontheu per portions of the traveling cables G within the. chute orguideway. B. "The 0 orator at station Xpiaces a full case in the lowerchute E. The case is conveyed by the trav-- cling cable ((3 in thedirection. indicated b the arrow toward the openings E and the openingE, the switch arm F is swung inward from the normal position as shown atEuntil it engages with thestop GK; The spiral chute J is moved with'theupper or receiving end K into communication with the opening E as shownin Figs, 1 and 2,

and the case N is diverted by theswitch arm 1F through the openingE?into the spiral chute J. The case nowinoveshy gravity down the chute Jand slides from the lower delivery end L thereof on to the rolls M in.the chute M from thence itslide's out upon 5 the floor. If it isdesiredto expel louded cases through the opening E, the chute J is movedinto .communicationwlth said 0 en ing E, and the switch arm F is moveinward.- egainst the stop G Em ty cases, as represented by. 0, Fig 2,are p aced within the up or chute or guideway It and are conve ed y theupper portions of the traveling ca les 0 in the direction indicated bythe err-ow to the station a Having thus iescrihel the nature of my Iinvention and forth? a construction embodying thesume'fitht I claim asnew and desire to secure. by matters Patent of the .parutus, a plurality111g stations, a 111- rality otcorresponding receiving SlEILtIOIISlocated below said despatching statlons, mov able conve sing meansadapted to. connect any one or saidfd 1. lo a conve ing a p d ngreceiving tubing stations indestation for conveging articles from saiddeat said despatching stations and adapted to spatching to sai receivingstations, and a be moved into position to dlvert artic es into conveyerbetween the 'despatching stations. said movable conveying means, and acon- 15 2. In a conveying a paratus, a plurality veyer between thedespatehing stations.

5 of elevated or despatc mg stations, a plu- In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my rality of corresponding receiving stations name to thisspecification in the presence of located below said despatchinstat10ns,movtwo subscribing witnesses, this tenth day of able conveyingmeans adapte to connect any December A. D. 1906.

one of said despatching stations independ- EDWARD G. THOMAS. 10 entlywith a corresponding receiving station Witnesses:

for conveying articles from said despatchin HENRY DOCKER J AonsoN,

to said receiving stations, switches locate CHARLES GARRISON.

